IElementEvent.java

package org.apache.commons.jcs.engine.control.event.behavior;

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import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Defines how an element event object should behave.
 */
public interface IElementEvent<T>
    extends Serializable
{
    /**
     * Gets the elementEvent attribute of the IElementEvent object. This code is Contained in the
     * IElememtEventConstants class.
     *<p>
     * @return The elementEvent value
     */
    ElementEventType getElementEvent();

    /**
     * @return the source of the event.
     */
    T getSource();
}